Nach dem Selbstmord ihrer Mutter kehrt Abbie Myers nach England in den Lake District zurück. Sie kommt mit ihrer kleinen Tochter – und ohne Ehering am Finger. Als sie erfährt, dass ihr Vater und ihr Bruder sie für die Tragödie verantwortlich machen, ist sie am Boden zerstört. Sie beschließt, mehr über die Vergangenheit ihrer Mutter herauszufinden. Auf der Suche nach Antworten wendet sie sich an ihre geliebte Großmutter Millie, und die alte Dame erzählt ihr, wie sie 1911 als junge Gouvernante nach Russland kam und dort in die Wirren der Revolution geriet. Während Abbie versucht, den Lebensunterhalt für sich und ihr Kind zu verdienen, erkennt sie, dass diese lange zurückliegenden Ereignisse ungeahnte Folgen haben. Die Auswirkungen drohen, eine zaghafte Annäherung zwischen ihr und ihrer Familie zunichtezumachen, die Abbie so sehr am Herzen liegt. Vor dem Hintergrund des englischen Lake District in den 1960er-Jahren und der revolutionären Umwälzungen in Russland zu Beginn des Jahrhunderts erzählt Freda Lightfoot eine mitreißende Geschichte über Eifersucht und Rache, Versöhnung und Vergebung.
Freda Lightfoot Bücher
Diese Autorin ist bekannt für die Gestaltung fesselnder Familiensagas und historischer Romane, die die Leser in verschiedene Epochen entführen. Ihre Arbeit zeichnet sich durch packendes Storytelling und eine tiefgehende Auseinandersetzung mit menschlichen Beziehungen und gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen aus. Mit einer produktiven Schaffenskraft hat sie sich einen Namen für fesselnde Erzählungen gemacht, die ein breites Publikum ansprechen. Ihr Schreiben bietet eine reiche Kulisse aus historischen Details und emotionaler Tiefe.






She will keep her head held high, no matter what... Polly Pride's life is falling apart. Her husband has lost his job, there's no money coming in, and she has two young mouths to feed. With the prospect of poverty looming over her, and her husband wallowing in apathy, Polly takes control. She sells everything they own and buys a rickety old handcart. Polly piles it high with second-hand rugs and spends hours hawking her wares around Manchester's cobbled streets. But her determination to persevere will be tested to its limits, as she juggles her work, the pressures of her young family, and her husband's wounded pride. Will her life fall apart completely - especially when tragedy strikes - or can she keep it together? A compelling story of a woman making her way in a man's world, perfect for fans of Sheila Riley, Maggie Ford and Rosie Harris.
Kitty Little
- 480 Seiten
- 17 Lesestunden
Three girls are seeking escape. Each of them is captivated by the travelling theater, each is pretending to be someone she is not, and all are in love with the same man. Katherine is escaping her marriage and throws herself into an acting career, Charlotte can have any man she wants, and she wants Archie—whoever is standing in her way, and Esme is relishing in the theater life as a stark contrast to her life as a parson's daughter.
War puts their friendship to the test, but can they unite against their true enemy? It's 1942 and Gracie is eager to do her bit for the war effort. She joins the Women's Timber Corps, relieved to get away from her quarrelling, interfering parents. Her training leads her to Cornwall where she meets energetic newly-married Lou, and Rosie who is desperate to escape her bully of a brother. The three girls become fast friends and are happy to learn they will stay together for the next posting to the Lake District. Against the backdrop of rolling hills and dense forests, they soon discover that emotions are heightened in wartime. Rosie is swept off her feet by an American GI, Lou must come to grips with the prospect of tragedy when she is told her husband is missing in action, and Gracie is cast out after she falls in love with a German POW. Will the bond of friendship be strong enough for them to overcome these hardships, and do their bit for the war effort? A page-turning saga of love and loyalty, perfect for fans of Nancy Revell and Katie Flynn.
World War II may be over but Polly Pride feels as though the fighting has moved to her own home. Her son, Benny, is mixed up with some very shady characters and trying to pull the wool over his mother's eyes about it. Daughter Lucy is carrying on with a fancy man behind her husband's back and leaving her children to run riot. And Charlie, Polly's beloved husband, is battling ill health and doesn't want her interfering. Polly sees she risks losing all she's worked so hard to achieve, but refuses to go back to Ancoats and a life of grinding poverty. And she won't stand by and watch her family tear itself to pieces.
Can true love conquer all? Sisters Bette Tredinnick and Sara Marrack live quiet lives, content with the comings and goings of their small Cornish hometown. But when hundreds of US Marines arrive, everything changes. Bette, footloose and fancy free, embarks on a whirlwind romance and finds herself bound for America as a GI bride. Meanwhile, married woman Sara finds herself falling for officer Charles Denham, despite her better judgement and her husband's jealous attempts to control her. As the GIs prepare to invade Normandy it becomes clear that this is a bigger operation than ever before - one that they might not come back from, one that will change the lives of both sisters forever... An emotional saga of sisterhood set in wartime Cornwall, perfect for fans of Betty Walker, Donna Douglas and Tracy Baines.

